Detroit Mutant Radio: The Funky Fusion of Rock and Hip-Hop
December 27, 2009 · Print This Article
Detroit Mutant Radio’s debut, Cash N Burn, is a carnival of musical styles, with ring-leader, Mr.Creech determining the extent to which the spectators receive rock, soul, funk, rap, and hip-hop. It’s all there most impressively in every track, but never in the same disposition. Detroit Mutant Radio blends alternative rock with hip-hop effortlessly, and the result is a hard-hitting album that takes you from the dance floor and into a chilled head-bob in precise waves from track to track.
The overall sound is difficult to pin down, since each song delivers its very own essence, but influences from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus, Eminem, and A Tribe Called Quest are sprinkled with old 70’s funk and jazzy bits of horns and saxophone. Their song, “Normal Child,” basically sums it up: “Cannot be boxed in.” Detroit Mutant Radio successfully experiment with electric guitar, keys, bass, turntables, and horns, while the driving force is consistently the riffs and rhymes of Mr.Creech.
The album opens up with a stellar guitar riff and screeching turntables on “All American Guy.” The smart bass lines and funky rhymes mixed with strong melodic vocals create an up-tempo experience where the lines between rock and hip-hop are ephemerally blurred. “Ghetto Rock” is another highlight track that carries the energy of any one of Eminem’s dance hits, and even leaves subtle impressions of Outkast.
The middle of the album peaks with “Three Feet from Gold,” which offers the best of all worlds; an interweaving of pop, rock, soul, funk and distinctly touches on the melodic power of Incubus’ Brandon Boyd, while it glides into an R&B riff, and back into electric guitar eccentricity topped with impassioned rhythm and rhymes. The album then moves into more funk and energy on “Mystery 13” which features that 1970’s fresh and funky beat with a vibrant modern hip-hop twist, followed by the smoothness of “In the Air,” which brings the album into its first ebb, with its clean melody and masterful groove. The album finishes with a carefree, spirit-filled, melody-driven love song that puts a relaxed finishing touch on an album that spins you through the reels of musical possibilities.
You can purchase Detroit Mutant Radio’s CD at CDBaby.com
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Nadia Lelutiu, Indie Editor
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